modernization

noun

mod·​ern·​i·​za·​tion ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized

2

: something modernized : a modernized version

Examples of modernization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Surging demand, above all from China, was driving prices to record levels, as Beijing launched the country into its massive phase of industrialization and transport modernization. —Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026

Kofod said the de-escalation of tensions in 2019 was achieved through closer cooperation and modernization in the security sphere. —David Brennan, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026

His other priorities included redevelopment in the Civic Center area of downtown, a proposal to spend $118 million over the next five years on modernization and upgrades to the city’s waterfront Convention Center, and continuing with neighborhood growth blueprints. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026

Affordable apartments were built with RDA funds, plus other modernization projects all around town. —Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for modernization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration